Thompson has a decorated resume from her time in the league, including all-conference status in track and field while qualifying indoor and outdoor nationals.
After taking a year off to redshirt, the senior continued her success and impressed while leading her team to victory at the DII/DIII Challenge hosted by Kutztown University.
Thompson won the 6K race by nearly three seconds with a time of 22:25.10. There were nearly 160 runners in the field and 13 schools officially counted team scores.
The Pioneers beat out Stonehill for the team victory, clocking a total time of 1:56.52 and averaging 23:22 per counted race. Malone finished with 41 points in the scoring.